Deptford Township NJ December 1 2022 A retired Atlantic City police officer fatally shot his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday night. Deptford Township police were dispatched to the Ogden Road home of Erin A. Gatier, 47, for a welfare check about 6:50 p.m. Monday, where they […]
The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Captain Basil Pizzuto Saddle Brook Fire Department Saddle Brook, NJ On Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, Captain Basil Pizzuto was conducting Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) refresher training to fellow members of the department. The following morning, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, while at his […]
DENVER CO Nov 30, 2022 — A handcuffed suspect in the backseat of a Denver police vehicle accessed a gun and shot an officer in the neck while in the sally port of the downtown jail, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said during a press conference around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The incident began around 9 p.m. […]
Washington DC November 30th, 2022 It’s no secret that dogs are good at smelling and finding things — food of course, but some are able to track a person’s scent or sniff out illegal drugs like heroin, and some are even good at smelling danger. Like bombs. For decades, dogs have been used by various departments […]
New York NY November 30, 2022 The MTA which recently deployed hundreds of unarmed security guards to stop fare evaders is now sending armed security officers into the subways to stop the fare-beating and says the move is already saving it money. The transit agency contracted a private security firm to provide the armed personnel at […]
Lyndhurst NJ November 30, 2022 A sharp-eyed Lyndhurst special police officer nabbed a 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn who authorities said made a 911 call threatening to blow up the township high school. A Bergen County communications dispatcher told Lyndhurst police shortly after noon on Oct. 7 that an unknown caller using anonymizing technology claimed there […]
St Louis MO Nov 30 2022 A man working as a security guard in Missouri appeared in federal court Tuesday to answer charges accusing him of illegally possessing firearms, including during a shootout in St. Louis in October. Dwayne A. Kimmins, 49, of St. Louis was indicted on November 16 on two felony counts of […]
Columbia SC Nov 30 2022 A man randomly attacked an off-duty South Carolina police officer on Thanksgiving, throwing a water bottle at his cruiser and then punching the officer before he was subdued. The altercation, which was captured on video by a bystander, happened at about 11 a.m. when a Columbia police off pulled up alongside […]
CHICAGO IL Nov 29 2022 A Blue Island woman was charged with theft after Chicago police said she took a bag of money from an armored truck in the Edgewater neighborhood Monday afternoon. Sharon Carabine-Dierberger, 60, has been charged with one felony count of $100K-$500K. Police said shortly before 12:30 p.m., the woman approached an armored […]
CHARLOTTE NC November 29th, 2022 — A park ranger is expected to recover after he was shot near the entrance of a north Charlotte park on Sunday night, police said. Maj. Brian Foley told Channel 9 that around 7:30 p.m., officers found a county employee who had been shot at the Charlotte Friendship Sportsplex, a […]